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Sanctions will reduce Russia’s oil exports eventually

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RUSSIA

In June 2022, Russia booked almost twice the revenue (USD20.4bn) from such exports. Declining oil income poses a serious challenge to the administration of President Vladimir…

Vazquez coalition will battle austere Uruguay budget

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URUGUAY

Factional pressures within the governing coalition.

India’s ‘bad’ bank brings risks and opportunities

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INDIA

This ‘bad’ bank, an asset reconstruction company, will work in tandem with a debt resolution firm. It will be partially backed by government guarantees.

IMF may stop contributing to Greek bailout

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GREECE/INT

The second phase of the current bailout, extended until end-June, foresees a final installment of 7.2 billion euros (8.2 billion dollars) in exchange for fiscal and structural…

Russia will trap foreign investors in a gilded cage

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RUSSIA

Foreign investors seeking to leave Russia face several serious challenges. One is Russian government legislation that imposes onerous losses on those who exit. Another is that…

Milei Argentina plans raise more doubt than certainty

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ARGENTINA

LLA has capitalised on growing discontent with politics after over a decade of economic stagnation, high inflation and increasing poverty. Milei’s discourse against what he calls…

Price cap will bite into Russian oil output in 2023

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RUSSIA

Russia has lost almost all its customers in Europe, which bought 48% of its crude exports by volume last year. To compensate, it has been sending more crude to Asian markets in…

Cost-saving SpaceX launch model will survive accident

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UNITED STATES

The September 1 blast at the Cape Canaveral launching site is a setback for Musk's goal of breaking open the market for government and private sector space launch contracts…

Ukraine politics self-obsessed as Russian army waits

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UKRAINE

Poroshenko was travelling abroad last month when he became a suspect in a treason case relating to events seven years ago. He is the second powerful figure, after businessman…

Dialogue advances but threats mount in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

Recent weeks have seen some progress toward agreement on opposition participation in National Assembly elections scheduled for year-end -- but this would include only a section of…